Turning a leftover power station site into a low-energy home between park and city.

Red brick building with curved and straight walls, small balcony with metal railing, and a nearby tree with green leaves. The ground is paved with bricks, and there's a beige stone or concrete wall with a metal fence.
An aerial view of a building with various brick, concrete, and stucco exterior walls, some with windows and small balconies, and a rooftop garden area with trees and walkways.
Modern multi-story house with brick and concrete exterior, surrounded by trees.
Modern building with brick walls, concrete structures, and large glass window, set against a cloudy sky with birds flying and trees in the background.
View of a modern brick building with glass block window, balcony with metal railing, and a background of green trees under a partly cloudy sky.
A modern multi-story brick house on a hillside surrounded by trees, with a concrete wall in front and overcast sky.
A digitally illustrated cityscape of a modern building with a beige facade, multiple windows, and a rooftop with chimneys. Surrounding structures include rooftops, trees, and a bicycle parked in the foreground, with a clear blue sky overhead.

Paddenswick Road is a tight, complex site in West London, previously home to an electrical substation and hemmed in by a terrace of houses, a car yard, a substation, and a large corner pub. Our proposal reworks this awkward context into three new lateral apartments, carefully negotiating scale and massing to sit comfortably among its varied neighbours.

Consolidating the substation into a compact footprint freed up space for new residential use, allowing a three-storey building to take its place without displacing existing infrastructure. The design balances the domestic scale of the neighbouring terraced housing with the grandeur of the pub on the corner, mediating between two very different architectural registers.

Line drawing of rooftops of buildings, including a modern building with large windows, an older building with a chimney, and a rooftop terrace with a person and railing. There are stairs leading to a gate and entrance with the note 'green roof over sub station'.
A black and white perspective sketch of a house with a unique roof design, showing different sections and rooftops, some of which are pitched and others flat, with details including windows, doors, and chimney stacks.
Sketch of a building roof with sections labeled '2nd Floor,' '1st Floor,' and notes indicating 'Light into office below' and 'South elevation.'

Generous openings, terraces, and gardens are used to maximise light, air, and views toward Ravenscourt Park, giving the lateral apartments a sense of openness despite the constrained site. Every design decision works to reconcile the building's setting with the quality of life inside it.

The scheme meets Passive House standards, delivering an exceptionally low-energy building on a former power station site. It demonstrates how urban infill can be both sustainable and contextually sensitive, turning a difficult leftover site into a considered addition to the street.

A black-and-white sketch of a house with a distinctive roof and a chimney. The drawing shows an elevated view, possibly of a residential building with a patio or deck area, and some structural details like railings and windows.
A hand-drawn architectural sketch of a multi-story building, showing details like the top mezzanine, sweeping loft, ground floor lights, and stairs.
A sketch of a multi-story building with various notes indicating architectural features such as a window, roof, and ground floor, with some handwritten annotations.

Completed
Images by Dominika Kubicka for Jason Good Sketches by Jason Good

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